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THE NEW RIGHT The New Right are similar in many ways to functionalists: they believe that some people are naturally more talented than others they favour an education system run on meritocratic principles of opencompetition, and one that serves the needs of the economy by preparingyoung people for work they believe that education should socialise pupils into shared values, suchas competition, and instil a sense of national identityHowever, a key difference is that the New Right do not believe that thecurrent education system is achieving these goals.They believe that it is failing because it is run by the state.…read more

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THE PROBLEMThe New Right argue that in the education system, politicians use the powerof the state to impose their view of what schools we should have.The state takes a `one size fits all' approach whereby it imposes uniformityand disregards local needs.Consumers (pupils, parents and employers) have no say and schools arenot answerable to their consumers.Therefore, state education systems create inefficiency.This has created lower standards of achievement for pupils, a less qualifiedworkforce and a less prosperous economy.…read more

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THE SOLUTIONThe New Right's solution to this is the marketisation of education.They believe that competition between schools will empower the consumers,and thus bring greater diversity, choice and efficiency to schools.This will in turn increase their ability to meet the needs of pupils, parents andemployers.…read more

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CHUBB AND MOE: CONSUMERCHOICE Chubb and Moe argue that American state education has failed. They claimthat: disadvantaged groups ­ the lower classes, ethnic minorities and ruralcommunities ­ have been badly served by the education system. Stateeducation has failed to create equal opportunity. state education is inefficient because it fails to produce pupils with the skillsneeded by the economy. private schools deliver higher quality education because, unlike stateschools, they are answerable to paying consumers.…read more

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CONTINUED...These arguments are based on a comparison of the achievements of 60,000pupils from low-income families and 1,015 state and private high schools, aswell as the findings of a parent survey.Their evidence shows that pupils from low-income families consistently doabout 5% better in private schools.Based on these findings, Chubb and Moe call for the introduction of a marketsystem in state education so that consumers have more control.They argue that this would allow consumers to shape schools to meet theirown needs and would improve quality and efficiency.…read more

Slides in this set

Slide 1

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THE NEW RIGHT The New Right are similar in many ways to functionalists: they believe that some people are naturally more talented than others they favour an education system run on meritocratic principles of opencompetition, and one that serves the needs of the economy by preparingyoung people for work they believe that education should socialise pupils into shared values, suchas competition, and instil a sense of national identityHowever, a key difference is that the New Right do not believe that thecurrent education system is achieving these goals.They believe that it is failing because it is run by the state.…read more

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THE PROBLEMThe New Right argue that in the education system, politicians use the powerof the state to impose their view of what schools we should have.The state takes a `one size fits all' approach whereby it imposes uniformityand disregards local needs.Consumers (pupils, parents and employers) have no say and schools arenot answerable to their consumers.Therefore, state education systems create inefficiency.This has created lower standards of achievement for pupils, a less qualifiedworkforce and a less prosperous economy.…read more

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THE SOLUTIONThe New Right's solution to this is the marketisation of education.They believe that competition between schools will empower the consumers,and thus bring greater diversity, choice and efficiency to schools.This will in turn increase their ability to meet the needs of pupils, parents andemployers.…read more

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CHUBB AND MOE: CONSUMERCHOICE Chubb and Moe argue that American state education has failed. They claimthat: disadvantaged groups ­ the lower classes, ethnic minorities and ruralcommunities ­ have been badly served by the education system. Stateeducation has failed to create equal opportunity. state education is inefficient because it fails to produce pupils with the skillsneeded by the economy. private schools deliver higher quality education because, unlike stateschools, they are answerable to paying consumers.…read more

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CONTINUED...These arguments are based on a comparison of the achievements of 60,000pupils from low-income families and 1,015 state and private high schools, aswell as the findings of a parent survey.Their evidence shows that pupils from low-income families consistently doabout 5% better in private schools.Based on these findings, Chubb and Moe call for the introduction of a marketsystem in state education so that consumers have more control.They argue that this would allow consumers to shape schools to meet theirown needs and would improve quality and efficiency.…read more